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K27

Non-Billable (Header)

Peptic ulcer, site unspecified

Includes

  • gastroduodenal ulcer NOS
  • peptic ulcer NOS

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • peptic ulcer of newborn (P78.82)

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify:
  • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)

Child Codes

K27.0Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with hemorrhage
K27.1Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with perforation
HCC 78
K27.2Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with both hemorrhage and perforation
HCC 78
K27.3Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, without hemorrhage or perforation
K27.4Chronic or unspecified peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with hemorrhage
K27.5Chronic or unspecified peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with perforation
HCC 78
K27.6Chronic or unspecified peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with both hemorrhage and perforation
HCC 78
K27.7Chronic peptic ulcer, site unspecified, without hemorrhage or perforation
K27.9Peptic ulcer, site unspecified, unspecified as acute or chronic, without hemorrhage or perforation

Code Hierarchy

└K27Peptic ulcer, site unspecified
└K27Peptic ulcer, site unspecified

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